N.C. State, UNC plan extensive campus renovations

The University of North Carolina System will consider various capital projects for N.C. State University and UNC-Chapel Hill at its meeting Thursday.

Total projects would cost $58 million, with one project accounting for $45 million of that total.

Listed below are brief project descriptions:

N.C. State University

+ College of Textiles interior renovations: This project will renovate 16,200 square feet in the College of Textiles building (built in 1990, 307,163 square feet, four-story) for the graduate school. Renovations will be done mostly at the building entry to improve accessibility. The project, estimated to cost $1.95 million, is scheduled to be completed by August of 2014.

+ Hazardous waste facility: This project will build a new 1,200-square-foot building for safe handling and storage of flammable liquids, gases, solids and corrosive chemicals on the Centennial Biomedical Campus. The project, estimated to cost $350,000, is scheduled to be completed by September of 2013.

+ 2013 Retained Energy Savings Project: This project will perform four energy conservation measures (ECM) with savings from previous energy projects. The four new projects, estimated to cost $1.14 million, is scheduled to be completed by June of 2015.

+ Witherspoon West improvements: Renovations to the building entrances on the west side of Witherspoon Student Center (built in 1991, 44,343 square feet, three-story) to enhance energy efficiency and building appearance. The project, estimated to cost $500,000, is scheduled to be completed by September of 2013.

UNC-Chapel Hill

+ Mary Ellen Jones building renovations – Phase I: Various renovations on 41,320 square feet of the Mary Ellen Jones building (built in 1978, 223,994 square feet, 11-story). Work will include roof and window replacement, asbestos abatement, updating of interior finishes, and code and accessibility improvements. The project, estimated to cost $45 million, is scheduled to be completed by May of 2015.

+ North Chiller Plant capacity upgrade: This project will increase by 4,500 tons the chilled water production capacity of the North Chiller Plant (built in 1970, 21,131 square feet, one-story). The project, estimated to cost $4.5 million and funded from utility receipts, is scheduled to be completed by March of 2015.

+ Brinkhous-Bullitt building 10th-floor renovations: This project will renovate 8,637 square feet of the 10th floor of the Brinkhous-Bullitt building (built in 1978, 223,994 square feet, 11-story) for the School of Medicine. Work will provide a cardio-thoracic medical simulation suite, a surgical simulation laboratory, large conference room, offices and support space. The project, estimated to cost $1.38 million, is scheduled to be completed by January of 2014.

+ Berryhill Hall third-floor renovations: This project will renovate 15,521 square feet of the third floor of Berryhill Hall (built in 1970, 126,196 square feet, nine-story) for the School of Medicine. Work will provide a medical education simulation laboratory, monitoring room, classroom, exam rooms, offices and support space. The project, estimated to cost $3.6 million, is scheduled to be completed by January of 2014.